Civic Theatre Artistic Director William Ross Sanders teased those at the March 15 season annnoucement reception at Civic514 with puzzles, references and rhymes, but no titles.

The first musical to be announced is for October. The second musical to be announced is for May 2020. That’s all Sanders could say.

The 2019-2020 Civic season that can be announced is: “Cabarets And Concerts: Movie Musicals,” August; “Rockin’ Broadway”; “Bridges Of Madison County”; “A Christmas Carole” and “Who’s Holiday,” both December; “The Humans,” February 2020; “Silence: The Musical,” March 2020; Civic Theatre Students’ “Frozen, Jr.,” April 2020, and “Significant Other,” June 2020.

“We try to keep a balance and do as many premieres as possible,” Sanders said.

As the title might indicate. “A Christmas Carole” provides a gender twist with JoAnn Wilchek Basist playing Scrooge.

Civic’s 2018-2019 season continues with Civic Theatre School’s production of “The Lion King, Jr., 6 p.m. April 4 and 5; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 6 and 7; “Fun Home,” May 3, 4, 9-12 and 16-19, and “Constellatons,” June 21-23 and 27-30.